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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Team Banks Rallies to Edge Team Santo at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Fernando Kelli laced a game-tying two-run triple into the right-centerfield alley and Luis Ayala followed with a line-drive walk-off RBI single to right that plated Kelli with the winning run, as Team Banks rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 8th and edged Team Santo 5-4 in Cubs Arizona Instructional League intrasquad game action Saturday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

The game was pre-planned as an eight-inning affair. 

RHSP Alfredo Colorado tossed three innings of one-hit shutout ball (7/2 GO/AO) for Team Santo, and Miguel Amaya tripled, singled, and scored the tying run for Team Banks. 

Cubs minor league C-INF Ben Carhart (Cubs 2012 35th round draft pick - Stetson University) has joined the instructs coaching staff, so he may be filing retirement papers (as a player) in the near future. The 26-year old Carhart has spent five seasons in the Cubs organization as a player, and has seen action at five levels, playing five different positions (3B-1B-2B-C-RHP) and hitting a combined 270/329/382 in 372 games (1518 PA), He went through the catcher conversion program in 2013-14.  

Here is the box score from the game: 

TEAM SANTO LINEUP: 
1. Jose Gutierrez, LF: 0-4 (E-5, K, F-8, P-5, R, 2 SB) 
2. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B: 0-3 (K, K, 6-3)
3. Aramis Ademan, SS: 2-3 (1B, 1B, F-7, RBI, 2 CS) 
4. Michael Cruz, DH #1: 1-2 (5-3, 3B, BB, 2 R)
5. Jonathan Sierra, RF: 0-3 (1-3, 1-3, F-7)
6. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 2-2 (1B, 1B, BB, R, RBI)
7. Christopher Morel, 3B: 0-2 (K, F-8, BB)  
8. Carlos Diaz, DH-C: 1-1 (1B, 2 RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
9. Connor Myers, CF: 0-3 (K+WP, K, 5-3 DP, SB, CS) 
10. Jhonny Pereda, C-DH: 0-3 (5-3, K, F-9)
11. Luis Diaz, DH #3: 0-1 (BB, 6-3, BB, CS) 

TEAM BANKS LINEUP:
1. Luis Ayala, RF: 2-4 (F-8, 1B, 4-3, 1B, R, RBI)
2. Yeiler Peguero, DH-2B: 1-3 (4-3, 1B+E8, P-1, R, RBI)
3. Zack Short, 2B-DH: 0-3 (F-8, K, E-6)
4. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 0-3 (6-3, L-5, K)
5. Chris Pieters, 1B: 1-3 (4-3, 3B, L-3, RBI, PO) 
6. Kwang-Min Kwon, LF: 0-2 (4-3, BB, K)
7a. Sam Tidaback, C: 1-2 (5-3, 1B)
7b. Gustavo Polanco, C: 0-1 (3-U)
8a. Rafael Narea, SS: 0-2 (5-3, 6-3) 
8b. Delvin Zinn, SS: 0-0 (BB, R)
9. Miguel Amaya, DH #2: 2-3 (3B, L-6, 1B, R)
10. Fernando Kelli, CF: 1-3 (4-3, L-7, 3B, R, 2 RBI)

TEAM SANTO PITCHERS: 
1. Alfredo Colorado: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 7/2 GO/AO, 41 pitches (24 strikes) 
2. Eury Ramos: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GO/AO, 29 pitches (14 strikes) 
3. Faustino Carrera: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 32 pitches (21 strikes) 
4. Tyson Miller: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (16 strikes) 

TEAM BANKS PITCHERS: 
1. Bryan Hudson: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 3/0 GO/AO, 50 pitches (32 strikes) 
2. Hector Garcia: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 32 pitches (25 strikes) 
3. Yunior Perez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/AO, 37 pitches (22 strikes) 
4. Fauris Guerrero: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 1/2 GO/AO, 25 pitches (10 strikes) 

TEAM SANTO ERRORS: 3 
1. P Eury Ramos: E-1 (errant pick-off throw at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 2nd) 
2. CF Connor Myers: E-8 (fielding error on single to CF allowed batter to advance to 2nd base) 
3. SS Aramis Ademan: E-6 (two-base throwing error allowed batter to reach 2nd base) 

TEAM BANKS ERRORS: 2 
1. 3B Wladimir Galindo: E-5 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
2. C Sam Tidaback: E-2 (two-base throwing error on attempted pick-off at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 

TEAM SANTO CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Jhonny Pereda: 1 PO, 1 PB  

TEAM BANKS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
1. Sam Tidaback; 3-6 CS, 1 E (see above) 
2. Gustavo Polanco: 1-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 19 

WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 90's 

Tags
Cubs AZ Instructional League
Luis Ayala
Fernando Kelli
Alfredo Colorado
Miguel Amaya
Ben Carhartt

Comments

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 10/09/2016 - 10:52 pm

Kela on the Rangers (with a C. Richards-worthy 6.09 ERA) gets him to pop up. Just like the old days!

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 10/09/2016 - 10:13 pm

Not a big fan of Toronto, but, if they had to win, it's nice it was on an Odor error. Probably won't happen, but TOR-BOS would be a hell of a lot of fun.

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  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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